Acts 18:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;”
χρόνος
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
ἐπί
for him
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ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
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μένω
to remain
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μένω
To abide, to remain, to stay. Meno. Abide in Me and I in you. Abiding is not a feeling. It is a choice. Stay connected to the vine and fruit is inevitable.
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πλείων
a longer
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πλείων
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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ἐρωτάω
When are asking
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ἐρωτάω
to interrogate; by implication, to request
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ἐπινεύω
he did consent;
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ἐπινεύω
to nod at, i.e. (by implication) to assent
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